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<p>Cenviity: /* Description */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1091<br /> | date = August 6, 2012<br /> | title = Curiosity<br /> | image = Curiosity.png<br /> | imagesize = <br /> | titletext = As of this writing the NASA/JPL websites are still overloaded. Trying CURIOSITY-REAR-CAM_[256px_x_256px].torrent.SwEsUb.DVDRip.XviD-aXXo.jpg instead.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> <br /> This comic is a reference to the {{w|Curiosity rover|NASA Mars Rover &quot;Curiosity&quot;}} landing on Mars on August 5, 2012 at 10:31pm PDT (August 6, 2012 at 5:31am GMT). NASA live-streamed the landing, but demand for the feed caused server issues. Thus, the time spent trying to download the landing images could be used as an excuse for things such as being late for work, falling asleep during the day, or just about anything demanding one's attention.<br /> <br /> The image text is a reference to {{w|Torrent file|torrents}}, which are a more resilient way to download files, due to the decentralized BitTorrent protocol, where the more people there are downloading a file, the more available it is. The name is a play on the file naming convention of release groups who name their files containing data on the file; language (SwEsUb = Swedish subtitles), source (DVDRip = Ripped from DVD), encoding (XviD = XviD codec) and group name ({{w|Axxo|aXXo}} = aXXo, a well known DVD movie releaser).<br /> <br /> [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/msl5.html The first images received from Curiosity] via the {{w|2001 Mars Odyssey|Odyssey}} orbiter were low-resolution thumbnails taken from the rover's rear-facing camera, thus the file name CURIOSITY-REAR-CAM_[256px_x_256px].<br /> <br /> {{Comic discussion}}</div>

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